Courses

Design for Diversity: What's Holding You Back?

This is an online class, offered on Zoom from 9am-4pm.

Leaders are beginning to recognize that diversity is a topic that can’t be ignored, especially in light of recent social uprisings and conflict in the spring of 2020 which will have a ripple effect on everything we do. Diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environments have been...

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North Carolina School of Assessment and Property Taxation

Loin us annually in October for the North Carolina School of Assessment and Property Tax. The UNC School of Government will host a menu of sessions (or choices) for assessors, collectors, and appraisers. All sessions will be held via Zoom. See below for a list of session descriptions:

NCSAPT: IAAO 500: Assessment of Personal...

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Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Seminar for Judges

This course will cover the legal requirements of the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, often referred to as “Raise the Age.” Topics will include new requirements for processing offenses alleged to have been committed by juveniles at age 16 and 17 from first encounter with law enforcement through transfer to superior court or juvenile...

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LELA 101: Top 10 Primer on Transportation Planning in North Carolina

This was offered on January 21, 2022. If you would like to access the on-demand recording, please register HERE.

From potholes to bike lanes, our transportation networks affect the quality of life in all our communities. Have you ever wondered how and when the planning for our state’s highway network takes place? As a local elected...

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Leading for Results - LGFCU Fellows

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Navigating Difficult Conversations for Clerks of Superior Court

Navigating difficult conversations is a core leadership skill. Healthy conflict gives us an opportunity to express our ideas and learn more about others’ perspectives so we can come up with solutions that last. Working through conflict can make us stronger, more resilient, and more accepting. This two-day course will help you find...

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From A to Z: Using American Rescue Plan Act Fiscal Recovery Funds to Directly Fund a Capital Project

In this online workshop (via Zoom), we will detail all of the legal requirements involved in spending American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARP/CSLFRF) directly for a capital project. Using a specific capital project as an example, we will highlight the substantive and process requirements for expending ARP...

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Resolving Public Disputes: Workshop I

Workshop I: Conflict Assessment and Negotiation Skills

This workshop is part one of a three-course sequence to improve individual negotiation skills and responses to conflict, as well as strengthening group facilitation, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities. Participants can take any of the three workshops; there are no...

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Medical Malpractice Fundamentals for Superior Court Judges

This course is offered to Superior Court judges by the North Carolina Judicial College. Spend a day at the School of Government discussing some of the issues that set medical negligence cases apart from other civil matters on your docket. The course will address both legal theories and practical considerations important to managing these cases...

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Finance Officer Certification Exams

Beginning in 2021, we will no longer be offering the certification exams in January.

The North Carolina Government Finance Officers Association sponsors the NC Finance Officers' Certification Program. This program is designed to enhance the public finance profession in North Carolina.

To be eligible for...

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Building and Maintaining a Competitive Workforce

This course can be offered on demand via a request from your jurisidiction. Please contact lydian@sog.unc.edu if you are interested in this option.

The impending exodus of baby boomers from the nation’s workforce, coupled with the increasing competencies and skills required of public-sector employees...

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Build Coaching Skills to Tap Potential

This is an online course, offered via Zoom. It will be held for two days, July 20 and July 21, 2023, from 9am-12pm.

A successful supervisor is one who can effectively coach and develop staff to take initiative, resolve conflict, develop productive working relationships, and reach their highest potential. While most supervisors can...

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Performance Management in Local Government

This one-day course focuses on converting performance information into decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and equity. The workshop introduces analysis techniques, decision venues, and the unintended consequences of using performance management systems. This course is designed for local public managers serving mid-...

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Essentials of Municipal Government

Essentials of Municipal Government - 2022 Election Cycle

HERE is the in-person agenda.

Now that the campaign is over, the governing begins! The School of Government and its Center for Public Leadership and Governance are pleased to offer the “Essentials of Municipal Government” for municipalities that have elections on the...

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Advanced Criminal Procedure for Magistrates

A two-day Judicial College course for experienced magistrates on criminal procedure. This course will help magistrates improve their performance with important criminal procedure tasks such as determining probable cause, selecting process, conducting initial appearances, and setting bonds.

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Strategic Public Leadership: Optimize Performance and Results

This is an online class. There will be about 2 hours of asynch pre-course material and the live Zoom course will go from 9am-2:30pm.

This course will equip public managers with strategic tools to improve their organizational performance. What does it mean to establish a high-performance culture? How to execute performance-enhancement...

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The Basics of American Rescue Plan Act and Uniform Guidance

A Workshop for Local Government Attorneys and Grants Managers

(Available ON-DEMAND until Friday, April 22, 2022. Recorded live on April 4, 2022)

In this half-day course, local government attorneys and grants managers will learn about the legal aspects of the American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery...

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Overview of Decedents' Estates

This session will provide an introduction to the administration of a decedent’s estate. It will cover basic terminology, the clerk’s role and responsibility, an overview of formal administration and alternatives to formal administration, and the sources of law and resources available to support the clerk in this field of work.

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Leading Your Municipal Governing Board

This course prepares new mayors to exercise their leadership responsibilities by addressing meeting procedures and mayor-council relations. At the beginning of the orientation, participants will discuss their specific issues of concern to help guide the agenda. Topics discussed during previous programs have included the mayor's role; the new...

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Group Decision Traps and How to Avoid Them

We have all heard stories of government failures--roads to nowhere; empty industrial parks; vacant concert venues. These plans were made with the best of intentions, but ended with less-than favorable outcomes. This is a common result of the errors and pitfalls that can accompany group decision-making. Although a group...